The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-10-27
BEING THE ACCOUNT OF THE CRUISE
OF II. b. MS SHIP OF WAR THE
BLUNpERBuss FROM PANAMA,
L. 5. OF c. TO HONOLULU, II. /.
Extracted from the Records Of the Archaic
Club.
[BY PERcIvAL LESLIE.

to speak. The pure Andalusian
blood that flowed within his veins,
dubbed and fretted to a maddening
degree, and his fingers opened and
closed with the same terrible
earnestness they would have ex-
hibited, had they been buried in the
fleshy throat of the audocious Eng
lishman, whilst the usually mild, in
sinuating eyes, flashed with an in
tensity that plainly portended the
awful concentration of the rage
within him.
Senior de Cordoba was a duelist
par excellence. In truth so noted
had he become in that line, that it
was courageous heart indeed that
dared to thwart him, and the dis
NAL amusement he took in the nara
tions of his numerous affairs of
honor, made him the object Of the
most courteous yet distant respect.
The code duels of the distinguished
distributor of inky ideas, was of
three parts, most properly classified,
and most strictly followed, when
emergencies arose. The first, an
affront or slight offered in the draw
ing room or perchance in the lobby
of the theatre was invariably punish
ed with the infiction, upon the field
of honor, of wound, not sufficiently
deep to prove dangerous, yet enough
TO give the receiver a salutary lesson
of the danger, that might be the re-
suit of second encounter, as was
shown in the case of the Presidents
son. The second, an affront offered
his dignity or honor, through the
columns of rival paper, was wiped
out with rendering the hand that
welded the offending quill, utterly
useless for all future actions, as
witnessed in the case the young and
brilliant editor of the Society"
The third and last was a blow. This
affront offered could only be atoned
for in the grave as was the unfortun-
ate fate of a young American tour
list, who CHANGED to kick the editor
down fight of steps, because of
some improper remarks his paper
published, concerning the character
of a young lady member of the
Americans travelling party. The
unfortunate tourist was consigned
to the grave with great solemnity,
and in obedience to an impulse of
his magnanimous nature Senior de
Cordoba, erected over his body
beautiful shaft of marble, bearing
the following inscription; Erected
by considerable hand, over one who
fell victim to his own inordinate
folly" After that the people APP
plauded the slayer and covered the
memory of the slain with the most
appropriate calumny.
The result of the editors medita-
tions were anything but compli-
mentary to the Chaplain. In fact,
in his mind, he had already wiped
out the disgrace, and in his minds
eye he already beheld the insultor
stretched upon the sward, a bloody,
CHASTITY corpse. Yes, the English
man must die, and with his mind
fully bent to that purpose, the edi-
tor DOMINIC his street costume,
fastened to the residence of the
friend who in all his little affairs
acted the challenge bearer, and
second on the field. AS he traversed
the street that led to his friends
house, one might have noticed three
persons following him at close
though respectful distance. They
were the invariable companions of
all his walks. The one, a courier
in the employ of the newspaper,
whose only duty consisted in track
ing the editor, and in the event of
his falling in duel, to convey the
news instantly to the proprietor, so
that the issue of the paper might
not be retarded by the event. The
second, sombre, black-robed I'M
dertaker, who solemnly smiled in
keeping with the cadence of the
running of tape through his death
ly looking fingers. The last, a fat
jolly looking gentleman, whose self
satisfied look stamped him undeni-
ably as the family surgeon, who
did naught else than follow to be
ready, in case of an unforeseen
emergency, to give the necessary
certificate of death.
The next morning shortly after
the usual morning quarters aboard
the ship, the Chaplain was informed
that gentleman had come along
side to see him, and at the same
time was handed card, upon which
was engraved "Pedro de Busta-
mente." At his bidding the gen.
tleman was shown to the ward-room.
The visitor was small attenuated
person, little over the middle mile
stone of life, and with a face as eX-
pressionless as that of the Egyp-
tian mummies to whom he in looks
bore so striking resemblance.
Without speaking word the
visitor bowling deeply handed the
Chaplain letter, and then seating